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David Stones | |
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![Stones performing in 2012 [1]](view_image.php?q=David_Stones&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:David_Stones_Live_Performance_August_31_2012.jpg) Stones performing in 2012 [1] | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Blake |
| Also known as | Stones, S.T., Rollin Stones |
| Born | July 31, 1988 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | davidstonesmusic |
David Blake (born July 31, 1988),[2] better known by his stage name David Stones is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is the co-founder of District of Hip Hop also known as the DOHH Squad.
David started receiving notoriety in 2010 while still known by the pseudonym Stones after remixing Diddy Dirty Money's hit song Hello Good Morning and releasing a music video to accompany it. Among the websites and blogs to showcase the video was Spike.com.[3] He then followed up with a music video to his song "Steppin Out" which was featured on the rapper 50 Cent's official video blog BooBooTV.[4][5] He was labeled a “HHL Co-Signed Artist” by HipHopLead.com[6] and featured in their “Unsigned Spotlight” section that same year.[7]
- ^ "David Stones Live at the Recoup Lounge", Last.fm News, August 31, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "David Stones Biography", MTV, Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Stones 'Hello Good Morning (ReMix)' Video directed by Mazi O", Spike, July 17, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Insanul Ahmed, "Did 50 Cent Shut Down WorldStarHipHop?", Complex, January 24, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Stones – Steppin Out (Music Video)" Archived 2013-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, BooBooTV, October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Stones – Hello Good Morning (Remix)", Hip Hop Lead, July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Spotlight: Stones – Na Na Na" Archived 2012-12-09 at the Wayback Machine, Hip Hop Lead, February 21, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2013.